How much do you think the ultra complex human body would be worth if we were able to price it, for example in comparison to the expensive asimo robot?

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How much do you think the ultra complex human body would be worth if we were able to price it, for example in comparison to the expensive asimo robot?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-18T02:40:15

Warning! Long answer. My estimate is fifty-one million US dollars.

Explanation:

Interestingly, body fluids and tissue are more valuable than body parts.

Here's my calculation, using the most recent prices I could find.

Females are more valuable than males, because they can produce valuable egg cells.

Fluids and Tissue
$Apolipoprotein m 4.158 g at $3500/mg m l l $14 553 000$ $"Apolipoprotein" color(white)(m)"4.158 g at $3500/mg" color(white)(mll)"$14 553 000"$
$Bone marrow m m 1000 g at $23 000/g m m $23 000 000$ $"Bone marrow" color(white)(mm)"1000 g at $23 000/g" color(white)(mm) "$23 000 000"$
$Ceruloplasmin m l l 3.066 g at $60/mg m m m m $183 960$ $"Ceruloplasmin" color(white)(mll) "3.066 g at $60/mg" color(white)(mmmm) "$183 960"$
$DNA m m m m m m l 7.5 g at $1 290 000/g m l l $9 675 000$ $"DNA" color(white)(mmmmmml) "7.5 g at $1 290 000/g" color(white)(mll) "$9 675 000"$
$Hemoglobin m m l l 1260 g at $1/g m m m m m m m l $1 260$ $"Hemoglobin" color(white)(mmll) "1260 g at $1/g" color(white)(mmmmmmml) "$1 260"$
$IgG m m m m m m l l 109.2 g at $210/g m m m m m l $22 932$ $"IgG" color(white)(mmmmmmll) "109.2 g at $210/g" color(white)(mmmmml) "$22 932"$
$Prothrombin m m l 907 mg at $408/mg m m m l $370 056$ $"Prothrombin" color(white)(mml) "907 mg at $408/mg" color(white)(mmml) "$370 056"$
$Sphingomyelin m l 5.166 g at $550/g m m m m m l l $2 841$ $"Sphingomyelin" color(white)(ml) "5.166 g at $550/g" color(white)(mmmmmll) "$2 841"$
$Breast milk m m m 1460 oz at $4/oz m m m m m l $11 680$ $"Breast milk" color(white)(mmm) "1460 oz at $4/oz" color(white)(mmmmml) "$11 680"$
$Prolactin m m m m 9 mg at $5780/mg m m m m l l $52 020$ $"Prolactin" color(white)(mmmm) "9 mg at $5780/mg" color(white)(mmmmll) "$52 020"$
$Lipase m m m m m l 504 U at $1.60/U m m m m m m l l $806$ $"Lipase" color(white)(mmmmml) "504 U at $1.60/U" color(white)(mmmmmmll) "$806"$
$Transferrin m m m 22.218 g at $977/g m m m m l l $21 707$ $"Transferrin" color(white)(mmm) "22.218 g at $977/g" color(white)(mmmmll) "$21 707"$
$Egg cells m m m m l 32 eggs at $35 000/egg m l $1 120 000$ $"Egg cells" color(white)(mmmml) "32 eggs at $35 000/egg" color(white)(ml) "$1 120 000"$
$m m m m m m m m m m m m m m TOTAL = m $49 015 000$ $color(white)(mmmmmmmmmmmmmm)"TOTAL ="color(white)(m) "$49 015 000"$

Organs
$Lungs m m m m m m l l 2 at $290 000 m m m m $580 000$ $"Lungs" color(white)(mmmmmmll) "2 at $290 000" color(white)(mmmm) "$580 000"$
$Heart m m m m m m m $119 000 m m m m m m $119 000$ $"Heart" color(white)(mmmmmmm) "$119 000" color(white)(mmmmmm) "$119 000"$
$Eyeballs m m m m m l l $1525/pr m m m m m m m $1 525$ $"Eyeballs" color(white)(mmmmmll) "$1525/pr" color(white)(mmmmmmm) "$1 525"$
$Scalp m m m m m m m $607 m m m m m m m m m m l $607$ $"Scalp" color(white)(mmmmmmm) "$607" color(white)(mmmmmmmmmml) "$607"$
$Skull with teeth m m $1200 m m m m m m m m l l $1 200$ $"Skull with teeth" color(white)(mm) "$1200" color(white)(mmmmmmmmll) "$1 200"$
$Shoulders m m m m m 2 at $500 m m m m m m m $1 000$ $"Shoulders" color(white)(mmmmm)"2 at $500" color(white)(mmmmmmm) "$1 000"$
$Coronary arteries m 2 at $1525 m m m m m m l l $3 050$ $"Coronary arteries" color(white)(m) "2 at $1525" color(white)(mmmmmmll) "$3 050"$
$Liver m m m m m m m l $157 000 m m m m m m $157 000$ $"Liver" color(white)(mmmmmmml) "$157 000" color(white)(mmmmmm) "$157 000"$
$Hand and forearm m 2 at $385 m m m m m m m m $770$ $"Hand and forearm" color(white)(m) "2 at $385" color(white)(mmmmmmmm) "$770"$
$Blood m m m m m m m 5 L at $1077/L m m m m l $5 385$ $"Blood" color(white)(mmmmmmm) "5 L at $1077/L" color(white)(mmmml)"$5 385"$
$Spleen m m m m m m l l $508 m m m m m m m m m m l $508$ $"Spleen" color(white)(mmmmmmll) "$508" color(white)(mmmmmmmmmml) "$508"$
$Stomach m m m m m l l $508 m m m m m m m m m m l $508$ $"Stomach" color(white)(mmmmmll) "$508" color(white)(mmmmmmmmmml) "$508"$
$Small intestine m m l l $2519 m m m m m m m m m $2 519$ $"Small intestine" color(white)(mmll) "$2519"color(white)(mmmmmmmmm) "$2 519"$
$Kidneys m m m m m m 2 at $262 000 m m m m l $524 000$ $"Kidneys" color(white)(mmmmmm) "2 at $262 000" color(white)(mmmml) "$524 000"$
$Gallbladder m m m m $1219 m m m m m m m m m $1 219$ $"Gallbladder" color(white)(mmmm) "$1219" color(white)(mmmmmmmmm) "$1 219"$
$Skin m m m m m m m l l {1.8 m}^{2} l {at $1.50/cm}^{2} m l $27 000$ $"Skin" color(white)(mmmmmmmll) "1.8 m"^2color(white)(l) "at $1.50/cm"^2 color(white)(ml) "$27 000"$
$Pancreas m m m m m l $140 000 m m m m m m l l $140 000$ $"Pancreas" color(white)(mmmmml) "$140 000" color(white)(mmmmmmll) "$140 000"$
$m m m m m m m m m m m m m m l TOTAL = $1 565 000$ $color(white)(mmmmmmmmmmmmmml)"TOTAL = $1 565 000"$

Thus the total value of the human body is $50 581 000.

Although this breakdown is illegal, unethical, and impossible, you should no longer feel like a million dollars.

You can now feel like fifty million dollars instead!

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